Young Resources - Online Children's Ministry Manual

Welcome to the Young Resources Online Children's Ministry Manual! Here you will find a useful selection of Graeme Young's teaching notes, arranged under the subject headings on the left. We plan to update this manual in future, so please check back for the updated content. Meanwhile we hope that you find these notes to be a beneficial resource. If so, why not advise any friends who may be interested, and also e-mail Graeme? We have also produced a printed version of this manual which we hope will be beneficial to readers who would like a convenient and easily accessible compilation of Graeme's teachings. Click here for details.

Church Experience

1. Purpose of Children's Ministry - helping children to be all that they are meant to be.

2. Aims for Children's Ministry - practical ways to translate vision for children into practice.

3. Pointers for Family Worship - how family worship together is just like a family meal!

4. Principles of Family Worship - lessons for family services from Jesus' entry to Jerusalem.

Biblical Experience

5. Biblical Expectation of Children - examples of God using children in the Bible.

6. Jesus' Expectation of Children - how Jesus expects children's full involvement in his Kingdom.

7. Prophetic Expectation of Children - what we can expect to happen with children.

8. Partnering Children in Ministry - looking at Biblical examples of child-adult partnerships.

Expanding Experience

9. Evangelising Children - helpful things to consider when evangelising children.

10. Introducing Holy Spirit Gifts - a framework for introducing children to Holy Spirit gifts.

11. Pictures from God - helping children to receive and share pictures from God.

12. Hands on Praying - introducing children to receiving from the Holy Spirit through prayer.

13. Holy Spirit Gifts and Ministries - list of gifts and ministries for the work of Jesus' Kingdom.

14. Different Ways of God Speaking - examples of God speaking in the story of Gideon.

15. Lessons for Young Prophets - lessons for prophets from the Biblical example of Samuel.

16. Being Prepared to Be a Prophet - the preparation of Jeremiah in God's calling to prophesy.

Pastoral Experience

17. Jesus' Expectation of Leaders - how leaders should learn their leadership style from Jesus.

18. Relating to Children - lessons from Mark 10:13-16 - correcting wrong ideas and actions.

19. How Children are Protected - the arch of protection, which comprises building blocks of love.

20. Ministering Protection to Children - helping when children are hurt.

Creative Experience

21. The Lord's Prayer - a new version to express the meaning of the original words in a fresh way.

22. Children's Prayer Times - activities to engage children in prayer.

23. Organising a Prayer Event - guidelines for hosting an 'Action Stations' prayer event.

Family Experience

24. Foundations for Family Life - five practical lessons from the experience of the first family.

25. Pointers for Parents - for those who want to help their families to live for the Kingdom of Jesus.

26. Helping Children Face Death - a short story to help children face death - 'The Journey'.

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